History of Alexander, Union and Pulaski Counties, Illinois (Classic Reprint)
History of Alexander, Union and Pulaski Counties, Illinois (Classic Reprint)

Author: William Henry Perrin

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-11-16

Total Pages: 950

ISBN-13: 9780331177848

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Excerpt from History of Alexander, Union and Pulaski Counties, Illinois A dry statement of events has, as far as possible, been avoided, and incidents and anecdotes have been interwoven with facts and statistics, forming a narrative at once instructive and inter esting. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Polish Pioneers in Illinois 1818-1850
Polish Pioneers in Illinois 1818-1850

Author: James D. Lodesky

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2010-02-24

Total Pages: 407

ISBN-13: 146282188X

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This book attempts to discover the names of the first Polish settlers in Illinois, when they came to Illinois and their stories when possible. Some left complete stories about themselves while others only a very small amount. The time period starts in 1818, the year Illinois became a state and ends in 1850. I found much more information between 1818 and 1850 then I thought I would so I cut the book off at 1850. The Polish settlers are divided into five different categories. 1. Polish Political Exiles from Russia. 2. Polish emigrants from mainly German occupied Poland. 3. Polish Jews. 4. People of Polish descent, those persons with a Polish ancestor. 5. Emigrants from an undetermined county whose last names look Polish.

A Black Gambler’s World of Liquor, Vice, and Presidential Politics
A Black Gambler’s World of Liquor, Vice, and Presidential Politics

Author: Bruce L. Mouser

Publisher: University of Wisconsin Pres

Published: 2014-10-30

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 0299301842

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"As Mouser shows, Scott spent his life figuring out--and satisfying--men's interests with liquor, gambling, and women, and . . . [he] refused to be complicit in backing politicians who took him and the broader base of first-generation black voters for dupes. . . . Scott saw the political game for what it was: a game of power."--Henry Louis Gates, Jr.